Running-gear construction



Sept. A21 1926.

. 1,600,953 R. s. BEGG RUNNNGA GEAR CONSTRUCTION Filed'oew-le. '1920 4 sheets-sheet Q v fa/mg.

sept. 21, 1926. 1,600,953'

R. S. BEGG RUNNING GEAR CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 16, 1920 21 SheetS--Sheei'l 5 sept, 21, 1926. 1,600,953v

l R. s. -BEGG RUNNIIIG GEAR CONSTRUCTION Filedped. 16,I 1920 4,sheets-sheet 4 @mgllmi @eff Patented Sept. 2l, l925. l

naitre-Tn Asrarss .RUSSELL sence, ori cLEvELAnn. onto, assitance. r.ro -Unron'rnns'r COMPANY, orl

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i -Appliicaton filed December 1K6, 1920. Serial No. 431,071,`

. This invention relates to vehicle running gear construction, more particularly adaptedV springs to the ranieoi' the vehicle in a simplepeiiicientY and economical manner which Would be durable, on the lone hand, and remain quiet substantially indefinitely, on the other.

been to provide a 'running lgear construction,.particulai:ly for passengery motor vehicles, in which the connections between the axles, spring and ,frame vWill be such as materially to absorb side shocksbetween 'these parts and at the saine time preclude rattling or slapping of the rparts under, normal Operation substantially indenitely. p

. vAnother of the objectsgoi my. invention has been to provide a construction for springV sliackling for lpassenger motor vehicles in particular which will be ,relatively cheap, oteasy assembly, great durability. and possessed of characteristicsvvhicli will insureV quiet operation ofthe associatedparts practically indefinitely.

A further ob] springs and frame Yof a vinotorl vehiclev in y which Wear andv tearv between the' spring shacklesand'the'parts to which they are: pivotally connected Will be automatically taken up during lnormal operationof the vehicle. V

Other objects of Vmy inve'iition'ivill be clear Fig.- isan end. elevation, p enlarged, et

@ne ofthe object'sgoi". my invention has.

ect of my in'vention is to prog Vide spring sliackling mechanism between the.

View ofi a motor vehicle spring .shackle construction einbodyinglmy invention. l

`Figi is la rear-elevation of the parts shown in Fig. Fig. 5 is a sectionfon'the line 5-5 ot Fig. 6 is a View, partlyjinfelevation and Part-1X Section 0f ZL-HlOdd form of con; struction. V

' Fig. 7 isanfelevatio'n, partly. in section, of

still another modified form .of construction;

Fig; 8 is a vertical longitudinaly sectiony on line 8 8 4of Fig'. 2 through the axis of the' spring bolty for the front end of `a rear spring Fig. 9 is a vertical longitudinal section on" line 94-'9 of (Fig.A Q tliroughthe airis of the spring boltv forthe rear end of a vfront spring. I f W i,

Inr the drawings, 1 indicates a motor vehicle-"frainle'of any; suitableconstruction.` 2 designatesa front Wheel and 3 theV rear- Wheelsof Ithe motor vehicle. Theymaybe' of any suitable. construction. The front Wheels are mountedon'asuitable front axle' 4t and` the'rear Wheels are mountedv on a struction. The rear axle 5 is ,operatively connected to anengine, notshoivn, arranged underV thehood 6.at the frontend of the vehicle tliiou'ghthe instrumentality 'of av transmission 7 `of Vany suitable construction land a propeller sha-tt 8. For the purpose of having the drawingsunencumbered.with

alot of detailparts,y not necessary forV the understanding. otlthis invention as. it is used inconnectionlivith a motor vehicle, all rsuch detail parts, includingl brake I rods fand.V

inountings, for example, are. not shown.

indicates the rear springs fo'rthevehicle,J .each of which near its Jcenter may be'se'cu-red, to the nadjacent tubularpart of vtherear axle- 5 in any suitableinanneras by'nieans/of U-.j

Shared Clips- 10, Vp'las l1. and nuts .12., The? Jfront end o each spring'Q-Yis preferably con#Y nected r'to .the .adi @LC-ent Side member Qi. the,- frame. 1,- byp mechanism which; Will @110W lfor the., Proper astice of ,the Spring While .at-til@ 011 the, 'Parts Of f .Such mechanismWilllwt objfe@tionablek neisest]- For t ceiving device of any well known character,

such as'the one illustrated at 3l, may be fitted into the hole 21d and the outer end of the hole 2le may be closed by a plug 21h.

In the modified form of construction illustratedin Fig.` 6, the spring 25 is disposed Aabout the bolt 2l and within a metallic cover vide another Washer 224 and between these' washers an annular packing collet or gasket 22, serving' to make the closure for the spring 25 substantially clust-proof and reasonably 'lubricant-tight.

It will be noted that the mounting of the rear spring at each" end thereof is such as to absorb materially through the instrumentality vofthe associated coiled springs side shocks either from the frame tov the spring and thence to the rear aXle or vice versa, in this respect providing a cushioning action for such shocks of material importance in thematter of comfort in riding to passengers and of'wear and tear of the various parts subjected to suchV shocks.

It will be further noted that the construction of the spring shackle mechanism is such Aand lthe pressure under which the springs 25 are adjusted is sucln that anyv wear and tear on the parts ofthe mechanisin which wouldy otherwise tend to estab-Y lish a loose iit'betiveen such parts; is auto- Vmatically taken up and `compensated for,

insuring'that all such vparts will bel kept in proper Working engagement with other and -that no noise or slap will -beset up by their rattling together or vstriking'v Veach other in the normal operation of the mechanism. This automatic takeup feature is further of advantage in getting .the parts of the mechanism to operate properly with relation to each other, in the event that in the first instance in their manufacture slight irregularities should eXist. Such irregularities will be worn down or off and the parts brought into proper'mechanical relation to each other under the iniiuence yof the pressure exerted by the springs 25.

1With respect to the mounting of the front springs, I have found it preferable to'secure them adjacent their centers to the front'axle 4 in any well known manner as by means ofV spring clips V34C. The front end vof each front-spring'is preferably snugly fitted between the bifurcated adjacent front end'of each shackled to a bracket 36 riridly'secured toA At-he Vadjacent side frame membern lThis bracket-.36 has a depending portion 36 having a horizontallydisposedhole 36a through it ant is' connected to the rear endof the adjacent front spring 33 by a shacklea bolt and springconstruction of the same charac-- ter as the corr sponding parts used to con nect the rear end of theframe with the rear end ofthe adjacent rear spring. This con-y nection for the rear end of the frontspring will also serve as a shock absorber for sidev shocks between thefront axle and the frame in so far as thev transmission thereof 'through the rear ends of the front springs is concerned, j f I'Vith a chassis mounted as vhereinbefore describerhI have found that the shackling mechanism will remain quiet in actual practice under the most severe conditions and that the mechanism is peculiarly advantageous for bringing about the desired quietness of operation in passenger cars in particular and V'furthermore that the riding qualities of the chassis are greatly enhanced.y It will be furtherknoted that thel ,joints betweenthe shackles and the eyes in my improved construction are j, maintained l sub-il stantially lubricant-tight and' dust-proof,A

which is ofv distinct advantage in insuring the prolonged life of the parts and their quiet operation.

It will be further noted that `underithe iniiuence ofthe action of the springs,l the` spring shackles and the eyes to whichthey are connected at their' opposite ends are maintained lin frictional resistance so as to produce a snubbing-or` lshock absorbing ,ac-

tion betweenthese parts inthe normal k'op-k eration ofthe'vehiclavr Furthermore, it will'be noted that the locking together ofthe shackles vand correlated eyesby the screwing up ofl'the nuts,

invention will suggest themselves, without departingfrom the spirit and scope thereof. My disclosures and the description yherein are purely illustrative and are not intended'to be in any sense limiting. What I claim is: l. In running gearconstruction for motor vehicles', the-combination with va frame anV axle and a spring interposed between said frame and said axle, of shackling mechanism connecting one end of `said spring to l said frame and vcomprising a pair of shackle plates one arranged at either side-of said spring, bolts for pivotally connecting adf.

rae j j jacent ends otsaidshackles With the traine o and spring,respectively, a coiled springrsiirc Vrounding' each bolt adjacent Y one of 'said Vshackle plates, means carried by the bolt for com ressinffsaid sarin and drawing tob ZD K gether the shackle plates and parts associated thereivith and holding them in en- :gagementivith cach other against rattling or slappingunder normal operation including a Washer Aand a nut, and a cover for encasingjsaid coiled spring and Washer and having a substantially diist-prooit engagement with the periphery of said Washer.

.f-[In running gear construction for mo- ,i 'tor vehicles, vthe 'combination with a iframe,

an axle and a spring interposed between said frame and said axle, ot shackiing mechanismV ccnnecting one .endV of saidrfspring yto said'traine and comprisingY a pair or 1 shackle lplates oiiearranged at either side Y spring, bolts for pivotally connecti'jacent ends ot said shackles with lthe i'iame and spring, respectively, a coiled spring surrounding each .bolt Vadiacent one of. saidshackle plates, means carried by the holt for compressing said spring and'draiv- Ving together'theehackle plates and parts f associated therewith and holdingv them in said coiled spring.

engagement'ivith each other against rattling orsl-apping under normal operation, and a substantially'dust-proof cover for eneasing 5.` In running.gearconstriiction for motor vehicles, the combination with a frame, an aXleand a Vspring interposed betiveen said frame and said axle, oic shackling mechn anisiii'coinecting one `Vend of said spring to saidtram'e'and comprising a pair of shackle plates Vone Varranged at either side' .of said spring,rbolts"rrfor pivotally connectingV adjacent ends of said shackles With the frame andy spring, respectively, a coiled spring siirroiinding each bolt adjacent one ot said shackle plates, means carried by thelbolt compressing said spring and drawing ther the shackle plates and parts `assoed therewith and holding them lin e'ii- `ement with each other against rattling il lapping under normal operation, including a Washer havingl a dust-proofing disk and a Ycover separable from the adjacent spring shackle and bearing thereagainst, en-V closingv said coil spring and4 Washer and having substantially dust-proof contact ivitli said dust-proofing disk. y

4l. ln spring' shackling mechanism' for vehicles, the combination With a shackle bolt, ot a pair oi shackle plates, one arranged at eitheil side .ei a vehicle spring, a coiled cpring siirroiindingthe vbolt adjacent one bolt ioil compressing the coiled sprino' and vving together trie shackle plates and parts associated therewith, and acover, en-.

gseing a shackle plate and enclosing the el spring, said cover having oneyend ai'lapted to torni a seat for one endpof said coiled spring, and said spring compressing coil iiiea s haring substantially tight engagetion forming a seat for one end of the spring, said covery enclosing ther'spring and Washer randl forming with lthe latter siibf.

stantially tight joint.

In testimony vvhereof'li my signa-- ture.

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or said shackle plates, lmeans carried bythe 

